Connecting the Dots

As a multimedia artist, I find that switching between different formats helps prevent burnout in any one area. More often than not, I have two big projects going at once, each of which more or less balances out the other. When I need to take a break from writing, I play music. Sometimes I bake bread. Then I get back to writing, ready to kick some ass. 

The proof is in the productivity. Over the past four and a half years, I have written: one dissertation/academic book, four feature-length screenplays in multiple genres, five albums (fifty-four songs) of original music on which I play every instrument, two children's books and a literary novel. I shall soon begin working on my second novel as soon as I figure out which one I want to work on. I have what I like to think of as a garden of creative ideas in various stages of development. 

Not even Amazon knows that Zach Sands the author is the same person as Zach Sands the musician. This is why I have created this blog, where I can link to and write about all of my different projects. It also gives me a place where I can write about random things like pretzel recipes, homebrewing and the challenges of recording music in an open room with my kids playing video games in the background.

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